Summary
A petition to endMinecraft’s annual Mob Vote has crossed over 500,000 signatures as the survival game’s community unites to send a message to developer Mojang. Following the conclusion of 2023’s Mob Vote,Minecraftplayers have decided they are no longer happy with the event. A petition to end the Mob Vote argues that it “generates engagement by tearing the community apart, leaving fantastic ideas on the cutting room floor.“Minecraft’s players would rather Mojang focus on something more productive and positive.
While everyMinecraftMob Vote has been contentious, this year’s has led to a lot of negative feelings. It’s not thatMinecraftplayers don’t feel likethis year’s Armadillo Mob vote winnerdoesn’t deserve it. It’s that they’re frustrated to see two more popular mobs in the crab and penguin be shelved like losers in prior years. Further,Minecraft’s players say the vote itself is flawed, with big YouTubers and content creators working to sabotage popular choices. An event that should be exciting for theMinecraftcommunity instead leaves a sour aftertaste.
Apetition to persuade Mojang to reconsider the annualMinecraftMob Votewas made by a fan named Holly Mavermorne on October 6. The petition specifically asks Mojang to stop the Mob Vote and instead dedicate itself to adding three mobs every year. TheChange.org petitionhas accrued a total of 507,734 signatures as of Tuesday afternoon, but it has an ambitious goal of 1,000,000.
The petition’s main focus may befrustrations surrounding the annual Mob Vote forMinecraft, but it also goes beyond that. It also criticizes the slow cadence of content updates for Mojang. Considering that, the Mob Vote can be seen as dangling content over the heads of fans who desperately want more. Releasing three mobs a year helps to solve both problems, getting rid of the frustrating Mob Vote and increasing annual content output forMinecraft.
Theannual Mob Vote forMinecraftundeniably draws a lot of interest to the game. That’s something that would be sorely missed if Mojang does choose to remove it. That 500,000Minecraftfans are asking for it to be removed has to be acknowledged, though. Perhaps instead of a vote where the two losers don’t get made, they instead get added to the next vote. Mojang can then use the vote as a ranked list and make the mobs as they have the resources to do so. Only time will tell what Mojang’s decision will end up being.
Minecraftis available now on mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and legacy devices.
